John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7282 Harriet Winslow Sewall 1819-1889 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7282 |
| AUTHOR: | Harriet Winslow Sewall (1819–1889) |
| QUOTATION: | Why thus longing, thus forever sighing For the far-off, unattained, and dim, While the beautiful all round thee lying Offers up its low, perpetual hymn? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Why thus longing? |